Johnnie Walker Signs Up Jude Law For Whisky Joy
To promote their whisky, Johnnie Walker debuted a new advertisement starring Jude Law to bring the joy…
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The Black Grouse Gets Smoky
Up until this week, The Famous Grouse had called their premium product, The Black Grouse – but that has all changed and The Famous Grouse’s premium product will henceforth be known as The Famous Grouse Smoky Black. The Famous Grouse Smoky Black – a blended Scotch whisky – remains unchanged inside the bottle but will […]
Royal Salute Gives You The Eternal Reserve
A grand total of whiskies from 88 casks were blended to give you The Eternal Reserve – a new whisky from Royal Salute. Royal Salute’s The Eternal Reserve will be available exclusively in travel retail outlets for $180 for a 700-ml bottle.
Ballantine’s New Zero Gravity Whisky Glass
Once Ardbeg figures out how to get their whisky to not taste like rubbery smoke, Ballantine’s has a glass for them to put their space whisky in – the new zero gravity whisky glass…
Glenfiddich Becomes Barrel Buddies With Somerset Cider Brandy
Glenfiddich has teamed with the Somerset Cider Brandy company in a deal which will allow Glenfiddich to use Somerset’s barrels to mature their whisky over the course of the next year. Specifically, Somerset will supply 18 cider brandy barrels to Glenfiddich – enough to produce 1800 gallons of whisky [good for 18,000 bottles of whisky] […]
Ardbeg Space Whisky Goes Up In Smoke
Ardbeg sent a sample of whisky into orbit on the International Space Station to determine the effect of micro-gravity on both the aroma and taste of whisky and after returning to Earth, the results are now in – and it is not good – unless you like smoke. Like, a lot of smoke. Ardbeg found […]
Laphroaig Unveils Anniversary Single Malt Whisky
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of their Islay distillery, Laphroaig has released a 16-year-old single malt Scotch whisky. The Laphroaig 16-Year-Old Anniversary Edition, bottled at 48.4% alcohol content [96.8 proof], is said to begin with citrus and vanilla notes before transitioning into pepper and fruit tastes and finishing with sea salt and […]
Dewar’s Releases Last Of Scotland’s Great Malts – The Deveron
Dewar’s has released the final of five single malts in their Scotland’s Last Great Malts collection with the release of The Deveron – a single malt Scotch whisky from the Macduff distillery near Aberdeen – and named after the nearby River Deveron. The Deveron is the fifth and last release of this collection and will […]